Dr. Caroline Leaf Podcast

In this interview I interview bestselling author and renown scientist Dawson Church on how gene expression is influenced by emotions, how to cultivate peak states so our brains rapidly rewire themselves for happiness, and how to use Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT acupressure tapping) to manage trauma, PTSD, and physical health struggles. Dawson also takes us through a helpful tapping exercise.

To watch the full episode ad-free (and hundreds of other webinars!), download the Neurocycle app here: https://www.neurocycle.app/In this episode I explain what boredom does in your brain, and how to harness it in the right direction so it increases your brain health and intelligence!

Download Neurocycle, the app that helps you heal and stay healed: https://www.neurocycle.app/In this episode I interview David Kessler, one of the world’s foremost experts on grief and loss. We discuss the stages of grief, how anger can actually be a good thing while grieving, how to begin moving though grief, and so much more.His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life––even after life’s tragedies. He's the author of six bestselling books, including Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief, while his first book, The Needs of The Dying, received praise from Mother Teresa. On October 1, he'll release the Finding Meaning Workbook, filled with self-reflective exercises, navigation techniques for complicated grief, and tools for guilt, rumination, and overwhelming feelings.

Download Neurocycle, the app that helps you heal and stay healed: https://www.neurocycle.app/In this episode I share some tips on how to cultivate kindness, keep the spark alive in relationships, and how to find the root of unkindness to prevent it harming your mental and physical health.

Download Neurocycle, the app that helps you heal and stay healed: https://www.neurocycle.app/Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed, stressed, and stuck in a cycle of low energy, anxiety, and fear? There is a powerful, often overlooked solution to these challenges: the hidden power within your heart.For centuries, ancient wisdom has recognized the heart as a power center, a gateway to our highest potential. Modern science now confirms that this “heart brain” significantly influences our physical and emotional well-being, as well as our perceptions and thoughts.In this episode I interview New York Times bestseller, and one of my dear friends, Kimberly Snyder about the secret to harnessing your heart’s intelligence. Combining ancient wisdom with cutting-edge science on heart-brain communication, Kimberly offers transformative insights to help you deeply connect to your heart’s power. This episode will lead you through five stages to awaken the vast intelligence and power of your heart.Get Kimberly's new book her

In this podcast I explain the dangers of glorifying working long hours, what it does to your brain and body, and how to correct + protect your health and peace. To listen to the FULL episode ad-free download the Neurocycle app! To get the app visit: https://www.neurocycle.appArticle mentioned: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/working-long-hours-health-effectsThank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible:-Purity Woods: Purity Woods is currently offering 17% off sitewide but we have an additional 10% discount for our listeners for a total savings of 27%! Go to puritywoods.com/MENTALMESS  or enter code MENTALMESS at checkout for an additional 10% off your first order.

In this podcast, I share how to spot a master manipulator, and how to manage these interactions to protect your peace and mental health .You can watch the full podcast AD-FREE on the Neurocycle app! To download the app just look for Neurocycle on the App Store or Google Play. Or visit: ⁠https://www.neurocycle.app⁠Thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible:-With Ro, the average weight loss is 15-20% in 1 year, with healthy lifestyle changes. BMI and other eligibility criteria apply. Just go to ro.co/drleaf to learn more. And, if you sign up today, you’ll pay just $99 for your first month—and $145 a month after that. Medication costs are separate.

SHOW DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I discuss the difference between enabling and empowering someone. Simply put, enabling is doing something challenging for someone else, while empowering someone means helping and supporting them as they complete the challenging task. Think of those school projects you did as a child; enabling is your mom doing the whole project for you, while empowering is your mom helping you do your own school project.Thank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible:-ZOCDOC: Stop putting off those doctors’ appointments and go to Zocdoc.com/LEAF to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today.-PURITY WOODS: Purity Woods is currently offering 17% off sitewide but we have an additional 10% discount for our listeners for a total savings of 27%! Go to puritywoods.com/MENTALMESS  or enter code MENTALMESS at checkout for an additional 10% off your first order.

In this podcast, I share the difference between peace-keeping and people-pleasing, the signs you are in toxic people-pleasing mode, and how to break free and find peace. You can watch the full podcast AD-FREE on the Neurocycle app! To download the app just look for Neurocycle on the App Store or Google Play. Or visit: https://www.neurocycle.appThank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible:-BETTERHELP: Become your own soulmate, whether you’re looking for one or not. Visit ⁠https://BetterHelp.com/drleaf⁠ today to get 10% off your first month. -FATTY15: Fatty15 is on a mission to replenish your C15 levels and restore your long-term health! You can now get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to https://⁠fatty15.com/drleaf and using code DRLEAF at checkout for an additional 15% off your first order! 

In this episode I share some tips on how to better understand anger, how to learn from it, and how to make it helpful and not harmful. To watch the full episode AD-FREE download the Neurocycle app! Just look for Neurocycle on the App Store or Google Play, or visit: https://www.neurocycle.appThank you to our sponsors for making this episode possible:-PURITY WOODS: Purity Woods is currently offering 17% off sitewide but we have an additional 10% discount for our listeners for a total savings of 27%! Go to puritywoods.com/MENTALMESS  or enter code MENTALMESS at checkout for an additional 10% off your first order. 

In this episode, I interview Karen McMahon, Certified High Conflict Divorce Strategist and Founder of Journey Beyond Divorce. We talk about how codependency is a magnet for disordered and dysfunctional relationships and the secret to attracting healthier partners, and how to overcome pain, isolation and self doubt as you negotiate your divorce settlement.

You've rested but you still feel tired all the time. Why? In this episode I explain why you may still be struggling with low energy even though you slept your recommended daily amount. I also share the signs of fatigue you may be missing. And I give tips to help you feel rested AND restored. Listen to the full epsideo AD-FREE on the Neurocycle app! Just look for Neurocycle on the App Store or Google Play, or visit: https://www.neurocycle.appSponsors helping make this podcast possible: -Kion: So, if you are looking to support your mental and physical health, try Kion aminos risk-free today with their 60-day, money-back guarantee at getkion.com/drleaf. -Ro: Just go to ro.co/drleaf to learn more. And, if you sign up today, you’ll pay just $99 for your first month—and $145 a month after that. Medication costs are separate. .\

What is courage? How do you find the strength to do more, or less when everything just seems too much? In this episode I explore this and more with Jean-Philippe Courtois, the Executive Vice President and President of Microsoft Global Sales, and the co-founder of Live for Good, a French association that aims to help young leaders develop their social or environmental projects. Sponsors helping make this podcast possible: -PURITY WOODS: Purity Woods is currently offering 17% off sitewide but we have an additional 10% discount for our listeners for a total savings of 27%! Go to puritywoods.com/MENTALMESS  or enter code MENTALMESS at checkout -BETTERHELP: Become your own soulmate, whether you’re looking for one or not. Visit BetterHelp.com/drleaf today to get 10% off your first month. 

In this podcast I talk about how uncontrolled regret can affect us mentally and physically, and what we can do to learn how to manage our regrets and make them work for us and not against us. This is a replay of a Neurolive webinar I did on my app. For the full webinar AD-free, please see Neurocycle.app or look for Neurocycle on the App Store or Google Play.Unmanaged regret can make us feel like we are truly wading through a swamp with no end in sight. It is one of those emotions that is so crippling that it can be hard to get through the day, let alone move forward or heal. It is so easy to feel like we are drowning in our “darkest moments”.Sponsors helping make this podcast possible: -Fatty15: You can now get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/DRLEAF and using code DRLEAF at checkout for an additional 15% off your first order!  

In this podcast I talk to bestselling author Brianna Madia about living a life of intention, getting lost on purpose, what it means to be brave, rebuilding your life from scratch, and so much more!Sponsors helping make this podcast possible: -BUTCHERBOX: Sign up for ButcherBox today by going to Butcherbox.com/drleaf and use code drleaf at checkout and enjoy your choice of bone-in chicken thighs, top sirloins, or salmon in every box for an entire year, plus get $20 off! -BIRCH: If you're looking for a new bed, check out Birch Living. Their 4th of July sale is live now so it's the perfect time to upgrade your sleep with 25% off a Birch mattress, plus two free Eco-Rest pillows. Visit birchliving.com/drleaf to find out more about this limited-time offer. That’s birchliving.com/drleaf to get your special offer!-BETTERHELP: Become your own soulmate, whether you’re looking for one or not. Visit BetterHelp.com/drleaf today to get 10% off your first month. 

In this podcast I talk about the 100% happiness fallacy, and why learning how how to embrace your pain and rewrite your story is an important part of being truly happy. This is a replay of a Neurolive webinar I did on my app. For the full webinar AD-free, please see Neurocycle.app or look for Neurocycle on the App Store or Google Play.Does it feel to you like you must be happy all the time? Often, it feels like happiness and being positive is touted as the wonder drug to solve our problems. It is easy to feel like there is something wrong with you if you are not as happy as other people seem to be! Yes, being happy and optimistic ways can have a positive impact on our mind, brain and body, but thinking happy thoughts doesn't just eliminate whatever we are going through. Sponsors helping make this podcast possible: -PURITY WOODS: Purity Woods is currently offering 17% off sitewide but we have an additional 10% discount for our listeners for a total savings of 27%! Go to puritywoods.com/MENTALMESS  or enter

In this podcast I talk to bestselling author and podcast host Elise Loehnen about being a woman in today’s world, the price we as women pay to be “good” and “on our best behavior”, how this impacts our mental wellbeing, and so much more!Sponsors helping make this podcast possible: -Apollo Neuro: To get $50 off your device, just go to apolloneuro.com/drleaf.  Elise is also the author of the New York Times bestseller On Our Best Behavior: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Price Women Pay to Be Good. This incredible book “weaves together history, memoir, and cultural criticism to explore the ways patriarchy lands in the bodies of women and embeds itself in our consciousness—and what we then police in ourselves and in each other”.  It is about the way we as women are programmed by culture and society to adhere to certain ideas about “goodness”. in many ways, women, from young are programmed to be on their best behavior, while men are programmed to be powerful, which affects all parts of a woman’s life. 

In this podcast I talk about screen time, sleep and what the research really tells us about technology use before bed. This is a replay of a Neurolive webinar I did on my app. For the full webinar AD-free, please see Neurocycle.app look for Neurocycle on the App Store or Google Play.As technology advances, our sleep duration decreases. Or, so we have been told. But, are these two phenomena directly connected? And does this apply to all age groups? When it comes to our circadian rhythm, is screen time always a bad thing?Sponsors helping make this podcast possible: FATTY15: Fatty15 is on a mission to replenish your C15 levels and restore your long-term health! You can now get an additional 15% off their 90-day subscription Starter Kit by going to fatty15.com/DRLEAF and using code DRLEAF at checkout for an additional 15% off your first order! 

In this podcast I talk to Stanford neurosurgeon, neuroscientist, compassion researcher, inventor, entrepreneur, NY Times bestselling author and philanthropist James R. Doty about how simple acts of kindness can change our lives, how we all can make a difference in the world, the power of compassion, the true power of manifestation, and so much more!Our sponsors helping make this episode possible: -PURITY WOODS: Go to puritywoods.com/DRLEAF or enter code DRLEAF at checkout for an additional 10% off your first order. 

In this podcast I talk about how adverse childhood experiences can make us focus on the negative, and how we can manage this and heal the mind, brain and body. This is a replay of a Neurolive webinar I did on my app. For the full webinar AD-free, please see Neurocycle.app look for Neurocycle on the App Store or Google Play.Our sponsors helping make this episode possible: -Apollo Neuro:  If you also want to say goodbye to stress in the new year, check out Apollo! To get $50 off your device, just go to apolloneuro.com/drleaf.